Li Wei (footballer born 1975)
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Li Wei (born May 5, 1975) is a retired Chinese football player. Now he is the goalkeeping coach at China women's national team
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in the 1998 league season. At Xiamen he would go on to establish himself as the teams first choice goalkeeper and aid the team to win promotion to the top tier as well as the division title in 1999. His impressive performances was considered good enough to be called up to the Chinese national team
in 2000 by the Head coach Bora Milutinović who gave him his debut appearance on March 25, 2000 against Yugoslavia
in a 2-0 defeat, this was to be his only international cap
. By the end of the season Xiamen were relegated, despite this Li Wei remained as teams first-choice goalkeeper for the next several seasons and aided the team to another second tier title in 2002 before leaving in 2005 for Guangzhou Pharmaceutical in exchange for Han Feng
. He spent two seasons with them where he was unable to achieve promotion before ending his career with Anhui Jiufang
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He was appointed as the goalkeeping coach of China women's national team
on 29 August 2010.
China women's national football team
The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football.- Records :China had held the record of going for 442 minutes without conceding a World Cup goal, until it was broken by Germany on September 26, 2007, when Germany beat Norway 3-0...
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Football career
Li Wei began his football career with second tier football club Foshan Fosti who was taken over by Xiamen LanshiXiamen Lanshi
Xiamen Lanshi is a defunct Chinese football club, which was located in Xiamen, Fujian. They were founded in the 1996 league season and their nickname was the "Blue Lions" while they played in the Xiamen Stadium. Throughout their history they would twice win promotion to the top tier of Chinese...
in the 1998 league season. At Xiamen he would go on to establish himself as the teams first choice goalkeeper and aid the team to win promotion to the top tier as well as the division title in 1999. His impressive performances was considered good enough to be called up to the Chinese national team
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
in 2000 by the Head coach Bora Milutinović who gave him his debut appearance on March 25, 2000 against Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
in a 2-0 defeat, this was to be his only international cap
. By the end of the season Xiamen were relegated, despite this Li Wei remained as teams first-choice goalkeeper for the next several seasons and aided the team to another second tier title in 2002 before leaving in 2005 for Guangzhou Pharmaceutical in exchange for Han Feng
Han Feng (footballer)
Han Feng is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Hangzhou Greentown F.C. as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
. He spent two seasons with them where he was unable to achieve promotion before ending his career with Anhui Jiufang
Anhui Jiufang
Anhui jiufang is a defunct Chinese football club from Hefei, Anhui. The club is owned by Anhui Jiarun Group with 15,000,000 RMB registered capital...
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Coach career
When the 2008 league season ended Li Wei announced his retirement from football, he decided to stay with Anhui Jiufang to become their goalkeeping coach.He was appointed as the goalkeeping coach of China women's national team
China women's national football team
The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football.- Records :China had held the record of going for 442 minutes without conceding a World Cup goal, until it was broken by Germany on September 26, 2007, when Germany beat Norway 3-0...
on 29 August 2010.
External links
- Player stats at sodasoccer.com